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Google ADK Is Not a Toolkit – It Is an Agent Execution Framework
March 3, 2026

Google ADK Is Not a Toolkit – It Is an Agent Execution Framework

Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead of Software Lifecycle Engineering at Futurum, shares his insights on how Google ADK’s new integrations turn agent frameworks into an execution layer, connecting GitHub,...
How Fast Can Arctic Wolf Turn Sevco's Visibility Into an Advantage
March 2, 2026

How Fast Can Arctic Wolf Turn Sevco’s Visibility Into an Advantage?

Fernando Montenegro, VP at Futurum, analyzes Arctic Wolf's acquisition of Sevco Security and the challenge of integrating exposure management into an MDR platform....
Can Salesforce’s Data 360 Pricing Overhaul Deliver Predictable ROI?
March 2, 2026

Can Salesforce’s Data 360 Pricing Overhaul Deliver Predictable ROI?

Keith Kirkpatrick and Brad Shimmin of Futurum cover Salesforce’s pricing and packaging changes for Data 360, and discuss the implications for the company and the overall data platform market....
Collapsing the Stack VAST Data’s Bid to Own the AI Data Loop
February 27, 2026

Collapsing the Stack: VAST Data’s Bid to Own the AI Data Loop

Brad Shimmin, Vice President at Futurum, analyzes the VAST Data platform updates from VAST Forward, detailing how the new Policy Engine, Tuning Engine, and Polaris architectures are simplifying the AI...
Will ServiceNow's Autonomous Workforce Redraw the Map for Enterprise AI Execution
February 27, 2026

Will ServiceNow’s Autonomous Workforce Redraw the Map for Enterprise AI Execution?

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & Research Director at Futurum, covers ServiceNow’s announcement of its Autonomous Workforce, and discusses the implications for organizations seeking to use AI agents to handle L1 service...
Are Enterprises Ready for the Virtualization Reset, or Just Swapping Out One Complexity for Another
February 27, 2026

Are Enterprises Ready for the Virtualization Reset, or Just Swapping Out One Complexity for Another?

Futurum’s Alastair Cooke shares his insights on new HPE research that finds that only 5% of enterprises are fully prepared for the so-called Great Virtualization Reset, even as two-thirds plan...
February 26, 2026

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IBM vs. Anthropic A Tale of the COBOL Modernization Tape
February 26, 2026

IBM vs. Anthropic: A Tale of the COBOL Modernization Tape

Mitch Ashley, VP & Software Lifecycle Engineering Practice Lead at Futurum, examines the IBM vs. Anthropic COBOL modernization debate and explains why choosing the right AI tool is the wrong...
Will Meta’s Customization of AMD GPUs Empower Personal Agents
February 26, 2026

Will Meta’s Customization of AMD GPUs Empower Personal Agents?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Meta's 6-gigawatt AMD deal, its custom MI450 inference GPU, performance-based equity warrant, and what it means for GPU duopoly economics....
Intel Bets on Agentic AI Economics with SambaNova Partnership
February 26, 2026

Intel Bets on Agentic AI Economics with SambaNova Partnership

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, explores how Intel and SambaNova are disrupting the AI inference market with specialized, power-efficient inference and low-latency logic engines designed for the next era...
The Storage Era is Dead; Long Live Everpure!
February 25, 2026

Storage Evolved: Everpure Takes on Data Challenges for an AI World

Brad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on Pure Storage’s rebrand to Everpure as well as its supportive acquisition of 1touch.io, exploring why dropping "Storage" is...
Will Canva’s MangoAI and Cavalry Bets Redefine Enterprise Creative Stack—Or Hit Adoption Barriers
February 25, 2026

Will Canva’s MangoAI and Cavalry Bets Redefine Enterprise Creative Stack—Or Hit Adoption Barriers?

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP and Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on how Canva’s acquisition of MangoAI and Cavalry challenges Adobe by unifying motion design and AI-driven marketing....

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